British battle cruiser HMS Lion 1909-1924

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Source: Fleets of the world 1915. Compiled from official sources and classified according to types

Of the Lion-class (nicknamed Splendid Cats) preceded by the Indefatigable-class and succeeded by Queen Mary-class. Sister ship Princess Royal. Building costs 2.06.458/2.086.458 pound sterling. Ordered under the Building Programme 1909-1910. Laid down at the Devonport Dockyard, United Kingdom on 29 November 1909, launched on 6 August 1910, commissioned on 4 June 1912, decommissioned on 30 May 1922 and sold for 77.000 pound sterling to be broken up on 31 January 1924.

Displacement 26.270 long tons/26.690 tons (normal)-30.820 long tons/31.310 tons (deep load) and as dimensions 213,4 (over all) x 27,0 x 9,9 (at deep load) metres or 700’0” x 88‘6.75”x 32.5’. The 2 sets four-shaft Parsons direct-drive steam turbines and 42 Yarrow water tube boilers supplied 70.000 ship allowing a speed of 28 knots and with a speed of 10 knots a range of 5.610 nautical miles by an coal bunker capacity of 3.500 long tons/3.00 tons and additional fuel oil capacity of 1.135 long tons/1.153 tons. Her crew numbered 1.092 men. Her armament consisted of 4x2-13.” breech loading Ml V guns, 16x1-4” breech loading Mark VII guns and 2x1-53,3cm/21” Mk II submerged torpedo tubes. For which 14 torpedoes were taken with her The armour consisted of a 10,2-22,9cm/4-9” thick belt. 10,2cm/4”  thick bulkheads, 6,4cm/2.5” thick decks while the barbettes, gun turrets and conning tower were protected by respectively 22,9-20,3cm/8-9”, 22,9cm/9” and 25,4cm/10”.